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#YesAllWomen: The 17 Most Powerful Tweets

A 22-year-old by the name of Elliot Rodger went on a killing spree on Friday in Santa Barbara, California, killing seven people (including himself) and injuring 13. The reason behind his act of violence?Well, according to several YouTube videos he posted, he was tired of women rejecting him. When the story hit the news, many felt sorry for Rodger and blamed women for being "stuck up" (among other things) for the reason he went on his rampage. Really? Being denied a date or sex are justifiable reasons to kill?

Hundreds took to Twitter to turn the world's eyes toward the blatant misogyny and acts of violence women experience every single day by delivering their stories via a movement called #YesAllWomen. Here are the 17 most powerful tweets, along with important facts and figures:

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Per global data reported by UN Women, 35 percent of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence. However, some national violence studies also show that up to 70 percent of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime from an intimate partner.

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Men are often given high-fives for their sexual conquests, women not so much. As a matter of fact, a man responded to this woman's tweet saying: "Yes, because men and women are different, and reality is not equal. Slut."

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A poll conducted in 2013 by HuffPost/YouGov on workplace sexual harassment showed that 13 percent of respondents reported having been sexually harassed by a boss or another superior, and 19 percent have been harassed by a co-worker other than a boss or superior. Of those who said they’d experienced sexual harassment, a full 70 percent said they never reported it.

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Is misogyny and violence against women a power game? According to figures reported by the Department of Justice in 2010, approximately 1,270,000 women are raped each year. Another 6,646,000 are victims of other sexual crime, including sexual coercion, unwanted sexual contact, or unwanted sexual experiences.

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On May 27, the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) announced that as part of their year of programming to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, administration officials from the Departments of Justice and Education joined them on its nationwide university tour to raise awareness of campus sexual assault. The visits reinforced what OVW has known for years – to effectively address sexual assault on campus it must be informed by and meet the needs of each campus and the students it serves.